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Autonomous vehicles and collaborative robots: solutions for warehouses today
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Autonomous vehicles and collaborative robots: solutions for warehouses today
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Robots and autonomous vehicles have long been symbols of a science-fiction future. Now, they are a reality with considerable potential to transform industry and logistics chains.
The arrival of autonomous cars and trucks is undoubtedly one of the most significant revolutions in the race for innovation. Announcements of new developments seem to follow one-after-the-other at an ...
Navigating the Complexity of Border Clearance for Cargo Tracking Device
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With the ever-increasing customer expectations on shipment visibility, more and more shippers are using multi-sensor tracking devices to monitor different attributes of their shipments in the entire cross-border logistics movement, including temperature, humidity, location or shock. There are a lot of challenges faced in the customs clearance of these electronic tracking devices...
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Kian Chuan
CHANG
Head of Customs Brokerage, Asia Pacific region for GEODIS Logistics
Dr. KC Chang is currently the Head of Customs Brokerage, Asia Pacific region for GEODIS Logistics, based in Singapore Regional Office. Dr. Chang is an experienced in...
Avoiding the Marketplace Gamble: e-Logistics and Readymade Fulfillment
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Avoiding the Marketplace Gamble: e-Logistics and Readymade Fulfillment
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Brands operating online strive to create high-quality, personalized customer experiences. The quality of those experiences effectively represents the brand: low-friction, pleasant, reliable, and informative experiences make customers enjoy interacting with the vendor and keep them coming back for more of the same.
Online experiences comprise of two areas of interac...
Logistics automation: 4 key factors to consider before investing
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Investing in warehouse automation seems like the way to go, but how do you make sure the technology you choose will solve your issues and be future proof ?
Download our White Paper : An Overview of Investing in Warehouse Automation
Labor costs and availability
With the dramatic growth of online sales, companies are struggling to fill open positions in their wa...
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Four Benefits of Robots in Your Warehouse
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Four Benefits of Robots in Your Warehouse
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Robotic Order Picking Increases Supply Chain Productivity by 100%.
In today’s fast-paced e-Commerce environment, many supply chain executives face a growing logistics challenge—meeting the demands of direct-to-consumer expectations. Fueled by online shopping, shorter product life cycles and the ongoing influence of the Amazon effect, distribution centers are fi...
Rugby World Cup 2023 France: there’s no such thing as a sporting event without perfect logistics!
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France is currently hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and behind the scenes, organization is key to ensuring the success of this kind of sporting event.
Imagine, for example, a sporting event of this scale without efficient modes of transport. Obviously, there's no question of postponing a match or event because the athletes' equipment has not been delivered on time. At a time ...
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Bruno
Touze
Director of Sports Events for GEODIS' Distribution & Express activity
With more than 30 years of experience in engineering and commercial functions at national and international level within GEODIS, Bruno Touze has developed expe...
Unleash your business growth by shifting to digital customs
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Customs clearance: a growing challenge
Nowadays, import and export-businesses face unprecedented supply chain disruptions because of economic and political changes. In an increasingly unstable world, supply chain management and customs compliance have become more paramount than ever.
More and more businesses struggle to deal with fast-changing customs regulatory requirements....
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Florence
Molinari
Senior Vice president, Global Customs Brokerage Product
Florence Molinari is currently Senior Vice President for the Global Customs Brokerage Product at GEODIS Freight Forwarding. She has more than +25 years of experience in global l...
De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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The approaches to De Minimis tax thresholds form a growing subject of interest within cross-border e-commerce. When an item that is purchased online passes through a customs barrier, its value is compared against the De Minimis level (Latin for ‘from the smallest’) set by the destination country’s government; usually in the form of a monetary figure. No duties or taxes are appli...
How to grow your e-commerce business in five steps?
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In recent years, new challenges have arisen as e-commerce has evolved. To maintain their growth, companies need to take a smarter approach.
In terms of e-commerce trends, Covid-19 acted as a major catalyst. Although the pandemic undoubtedly boosted the growth in online sales (in 2020 alone, these grew 27.6% globally), the influx of consumers also brought with it additional e-co...
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Paola
Verhulsel
Logistics Engineer for GEODIS Contract Logistics
Paola VERHULSEL is a Logistics Engineer for the GEODIS Contract Logistics business line in Europe. She is responsible for carrying out technical studies for RFQs, or for re-designing exi...
Drive Customer Loyalty with an efficient returns management solution
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With the intensification of e-commerce competition, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate your offer. Consumers know this well — as do an increasing number of business buyers, incidentally — and details, such as an easy and convenient returns process, can affect a buying decision. Indeed, low- or no-cost expedited delivery and a flexible and easy returns policy a...
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